Machine for applying tips to cigarettes.



No. 771,869. PTENTED OCT. 1l, 1904.

R. GABRIELSKY.

MACHINE FOR APPLYING TIPS T0 GIGARETTES.

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MACHINE FOR -APPLYING TIPS T0 CIGARETTES.` AYLIOATIONTILED 001.215.1903.No MODEL. 'V

A Harney Patented October 11, 1904.

UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE.

RICHARD` GABRIELSKY, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOROF l VVONE-HALFTO JACOB WERNER, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

MACHINE Fon APPLYlNe TIPS To CIGARETTES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.-771,869, dated October11, 1904. Application filed October 15, 1903. Serial No. 177,230. (Nomodel.)

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Be it known that I. RICHARD GABRIELSKY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Jersey City, in the county of Hudson and State'of NewJersey, have invented new and useful Improvements in Machines forApplying Tips to Cigarettes, of which the following is a specication.

This invention relates to machines for applying cork tips to cigarettes.

The object of my invention is to provide for rapidly and effectivelyapplying and securing blank tips of cork or other suitable material tocigarettes for making them more agreeable and satisfactory to a smoker.

More particularly, the objects of my invention are to provide foruniformly feeding cigarettes and holding them in position in the machinewhile beingv operatedupon, applying gum or paste circumferentially tothe wrapper at one end of the cigarette, then applying the blank tip ofthin sheet-cork or other suitable material to the gummed wrapper,folding up or over the perforated end piece of the blank and causing itto adhere by tabs to the wrapper, applying gum to one edge of the blanktip for causing adhesion of the overlapping edge, and then releasing thecigarette and conveying it by a conveyer-belt through pressing devicesfor sealing the circular portion of the blank on the wrapper of thecigarette and discharging the cigarette from the machine.

The operations above described are successively and simultaneouslyperformed by my machine at a very rapid rate, and the machine may begeared and speeded to apply cork tips at the rate of twenty-livethousand or more in a day of ten hours.

The devices and combinations of parts constituting my invention hereinwill be set forth in the claims.

l will now describe the details of construe, tion land operation of mymachine by reference to the accompanying drawings, inwhich- Figure 1represents a top plan view of the machine with the feeding devices inposition. Fig. 2 represents a top plan view of the machine with thefeeding devices removed. Fig.

supporting disks on line 16, Fig. 1.

3 represents a longitudinal vertical section on line 3 3, Fig. 2,showing parts in elevation. Fig. 4 represents a vertical transversesection on line 4 4, Fig. 2, looking toward the lefthand end of themachine. Fig. 5 represents a vertical transverse section, on enlargedscale, through the magazine for blank tips with parts in elevation. Fig.6 represents a vertical transverse section on line 6 6, Fig. 2, lookingtoward the left-hand end of the machine, part of the devices beingomitted. Fig. 7 represents a top plan view, on enlarged scale, of thesliding jaws or plates and device for holding the cigarette in positionabove the conveyer-belt. Fig. 8 represents a perspective View of aholding-button for the cigarette. Fig. 9 represents an end elevation,onenlarged scale, showing a part of the table and operating devices at theleft-hand end of the machine. Fig. 10 represents a side elevation of thelongitudinal gum-box, the view being taken at right angles to that shownin Fig. 9. Figs. 11 and 12 represent transverse sections of the gum-boxon lines 11 and 12, Fig. 10. Fig. 13 represents a detail view, onenlarged scale, of the folding devices for the blank tip and a cigarettein position. Fig. 14 represents an end view of a cigarette and a blanktip. Fig. 15 representsasectional detail View on line 15, Fig. 7. Fig.16 represents a sectional detail view through the feeding and Fig. 17represents a sectional detail view on line 17, Fig. 16. Fig. 18represents a perspective view of the cam and operating levers for thecigarette-feeding disk. Fig. 19 represents a perspective view of thecigarette-feed tube and operating devices. Fig. 2O represents across-section on line 20, Fig. 19. Fig. 21 represents a sectional detailview on line 21, Fig. 2. Figs. 22, 23, and 24 represent top plan viewsof cork tip-blanks. Fig. 25 represents a detail elevation of a cam andoperating levers at the left-hand end of the machine. Fig. 26 representsa detail end View of the gearing.

The operating parts of my machine are mounted upon the working-table 1and the base 3, the table 1 being supported by legs 2 on the base. Therevolving feeding-disk 5, Figs. 3 and 16, is mounted centrally upon thesupporting-disk 4, which latter is supported at its edge in thetransverse slots 8 in the four posts 6 and is held in place byset-screws 7. The posts 6 are secured to the table 1 by screws 9passing' up through the table or in any other convenient manner. Thesupporting-disk 4 may be of glass, hard rubber, or polished metal and isprovided with a radial slot 10, Fig. 3, for passage of a cigarette tothe holding-jaws on the table below. This slot 16 extends to the leftbeyond the holding-jaws 100 and 101, so that the cigarette when droppedinto the groove of the jaws will project a short distance to the left ofthe jaws in position for such projecting end to be engaged and supportedby the concave endsf of the oppositelyreciprocating gum-boxes 124 and125 for applying gum to that part of the wrapper where the blank tip isto be applied. This relative arrangement of parts is important forpermitting a free projecting end of the cig'arette to be held in thepath of the g'um-applying devices,so that the wrapper shall only begumnicd where the tip or mouthpiece is to be applied. The revolving disk5 is secured to disk 4 by the central pin or aXle 11 and nut 12. A disk13, of felt or other soft fabric, is interposed between the disks 4 and5 to act as a retarder for disk 5. A fi'iction-retarding device 14,having an under face of leather or similar soft material and having asquared opening, is fitted on pin 11. When the nut 12 is tightened uponthe pin 11, it presses the retarding device 14 upon disk 5 for retardingits revolution when moved by its operating-lever 40. The friction device14 acts as a drag or brake to prevent disk 5 from being revolved toofarat each movement of its operating-lever. The disk 5 is provided witha circular flange or rim 15, to which are secured the short pins 16,suitably spaced apart for permitting the disk to be turned the rightdistance for receiving and discharging a cig'arette at each movement.The disk 5 is provided with a series of radial slots or receptacles 17,which are preferably formed by the turned-up flanges 18 and 19, cut fromthe metal of the disk, as indicated in Figs. 1, 16, and 17. The slots 17are of the correct length and width for receiving an oval cigarette, asshown in Fig. 17. The bottom of each slot is provided with a strip 20,of muslin or other light fabric, forming a liap, which is glued orotherwise attached at one edge to the under side of disk 5, as shown inFigs. 3, 16, and 17. These cloth bottoms slide over the disk 4 andsupport the cigarettes, so that they are not turned in the slot 17 asdisk 5 is revolved. This construction is desirable and advantageous whenoval cigarettes are operated upon, but is not required when cylindricalcigarettes are used, as they may be turned in the pockets withoutinterfering with the correct application of the cork tips, and myinvention, therefore. is not limited to a feedingdisk having cigarettereceptacles or pockets provided with exible bottom flaps.

The cigarette-feed tube or chute 21, Figs. 1 and 19, is provided with aflaring' mouth or hopper 22 and a longitudinal slot or opening 23, Fig.20, also with a side lug 24, by means of which and a set-screw 25 it isadjustably secured to the supporting-standard 26, held by the foot 27 onthe table 1. A feed-regulating' device 28, provided with a damper orstop 29 and a presser-cushion 30, is connected by a projecting'crank-arm 31 and pivotal pin 32 to the side lug 24. A bentoperating-lever 36 connects, by its forked end 35, with a pin 33 on thecrank-arm 31 and is connected by hinge 37 to the table 1, and the lowerend of said lever is provided with a bent portion 38 for bearing on thecam 39. The bent portion 38 may have a roller for bearing on said cam,if desired. The cam 39 is secured upon the main shaft 48, as shown inFigs. 3 and 19.

A retracting coiled spring a connects with lever 36 andwith the base 3for drawing the lever downward when it is not forced upward by the cam.The lever 36, actuated as described, imparts a tilting or oscillatingmotion to the feed-regulating device 28, so that as the damper 29 iswithdrawn from the lower end of tube 21 for discharg'ing a cigarette thepresser-cushion 30 will enter the slot 23 and hold the next cigarette inplace until the device is again tilted and damper 29 closes the end oftube 21. A stop-hook 34 is secured to the device 28 and passes over thetube 21. Every time the damper 29 is withdrawn from the lower end oftube 21 a cigarette is discharged into one of the slots 17 of thefeeddisk 5, so that there shall always be a supply' of cigarettes insaid slots or receptacles.

Although I prefer to feed cigarettes into the receptacles 17 in disk 5,they may be discharged one at a time directlyT into a groove in theholding-jaws 100 and 101, as indicated by dottedlines in Fig. 6, and Iwish it understood that my invention is not confined to the use of therotary feed-disk 5. The cigarettes may be placed by hand in thereceptacles 17 while the disk is revolving, or they may be placed byhand in the hopper 22 of the feedtube 21 and discharged therefrom intothe receptacle 17, as above described.

The mechanism for revolving the feed-diskl 5 consists of the followingdevices: A long elbow-lever 40, Figs. 3 and 18, is pivotally connectedby a pin 41to the rear side or edge of the base 3 and is provided at thetop with a pivoted spring-pawl 42, pivoted to the bracket 43- forengaging with the teeth or pins 16 on the rim 15 of the plate or disk 5.The edge of table 1 is recessed at 44 for the lever 40 to work in, asshown in Fig. 1. The

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shoulders formed by the recess serve as stops for lever 40. Near thelower end of lever 40 is secured an arm 45, having a longitudinal slot46 and a hooked end 47, to the latter of which part is connected thecoiled retractingspring b, which is secured at its lower end to the base3. The cam-lever 49 is provided with a projecting rod or cylindricalportion 50, passing through the slot 46, and is pivotally connected bypin 52 to the post 51 and is provided at its inner end with abearingroller 53. The operating-cam 54 is secured by its hub to the mainshaft 48, as shown in Figs. 3 and 18, and bears upon the roller 53 foroperating the levers 49 and 40. The main shaft 48 is supported instandards or posts 55 and 56 and the end plate 57 secured to the base 3,as shown in Fig. 3. The posts and end plates will in practice beprovided with suitable journal-boXes. The conveyer-belt 60, Figs. 1, 2,and 3, is passed around the pnl*- leys or rollers 58 and 59, mounted onsuitable shafts. The pulley 58 is mounted on a shaft fixed in a slot oropening near the lefthand end of the table 1 just below thereciprocating jaws 100 and 101, and the pulley 59 is mounted on thetransverse shaft 61, supported in bearings at the ends of thesupporting-arms 62. These arms 62 are secured in any suitable manner tothe right-hand end of table 1 or the frame of the machine. Thepulleys 63and 64 are also mounted upon the shaft 61. The driving-belt 65 ispassedl over pulley 63 and also over the belt-wheel 66 (indicated bydotted lines in Fig. 3) and which in practice is mounted on a shaft 89,which is supported on posts or standards secured to the base 3. Atwisted driving-belt 67 is passed over the pulleys 64 and 68, as shownin Figs. 1 and 2. The pulley 68 is secured to the short transverse shaft69, mounted in the posts 70 on table 1, as shown in Figs. 1,' 2, and 3.A grooved presser-roller 71 is also secured on shaft 69 between the twoposts 70 and just above the conveyer-belt to'serve for pressing dpwn andsealing the corktipiup'on the wrapperof the cigarette. YThe fiat guides72 and 73 are secured to table 1, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, for guidingthe conveyer-belt 60. A curved or oval belt-guide 74 is also secured totable 1 a short distance back of the grooved roller 71, as showninFigs.2, 3, and 21. This guide and presser device is provided with a slot oropening 75 at the junction of its side and top portions, as shown inFig. 21, for permitting the edge of the conveyer-belt to project throughthe same. This curved guide 74 serves for folding the conveyer-beltaround the cigarette to seal the gummed tip upon the wrapper. A frictionpresser-roller 79 is mounted upon the ends of the arms 78, connectingwith the bracket 76, which is secured by a set-screw 77 to thesupporting-arm 62, as shown in Fig. 3. The roller 79 presses the belt 60against the pulley 59, so that the belt shall be given positive motionas the pulley is revolved. A spring-arm 80, secured to the under side oftable 1, is inclined downward and outward and carries at its outer end aroller 81, which bears on belt 60. This spring-arm and roller serve totighten the belt or take up the slack thereof and cause it to be morepositively traversed by its supporting-pulleys. The large toothed wheel82 is secured by its hub and a screw to shaft 48 and meshes with apinion 84 on a counter-shaft, to which is secured the tootheddriving-wheel 83. A belt-pulley 85 may also be secured to the samecountershaft, which is mounted in the supportingstandard 86, secured tothe base 3. It will be understood that the toothed wheel 82 is driven bythe engaging pinion 84 upon the same shaft with the driving-wheel 83.The wheel 83 may be engaged and driven by another gear-wheel, or apower-belt may be passed over the pulley 85 for turning the pinion 84.An electric motor may be used and connected with the driving-gear in anywell-known manner. A beveled gear-wheel 87 is secured on the outer endof shaft 48 and meshes with a beveled gearwheel 88 on the transverseshaft 89, to which is secured the belt-wheel 66. dotted lines in Fig.3.)

The reciprocating jaws and devices for holding the cigarette while beinggummed and a blank tip applied thereto may be constructed and arrangedas follows: The reciprocating jaws or supporting-plates 100 and 101,Figs. 6 and 7, are fitted to work loosely in the guideways 102 and 103,which are secured transversely on the table 1. The jaws at theirinterior or meeting edges are beveled or formed with quarter-grooves 104to form when the jaws are slid together a semicircular groove forreceiving a cigarette. The rear ends of the jaws are provided with slots105 for the forked ends of the operating-levers 118 and (Indicated by119, which engage with the pins 117 in said slots. The interior edges ofthe jaws are provided each with two slots 106, as shown in Fig. 7, forreceiving the bent guide-wires 107, which are secured by screws 108 and109 or other suitable means to the guideways 102 and 103, as shown inFigs. 7 and 15. To the jaws are connected the holding fingers or buttons110 and 111 by means of the pivotal pins 112. To these buttons areconnected the eccentric-pins 113, which are connected by rods 114 to thescrews or pins 108 on the guideways, as clearly shown in Figs. 6 and 7.The bent guide-wires 107 serve for holding the cigarette. centrally uponthe conveyer-belt 60 when it is dropped from the jaws 100 and 101. Theholding fingers or buttons 110 are provided with turned-up outer ends115, as shown in Fig. 8, for sliding over the curved surface of thecigarette without injuring the wrapper. To the rear ends of the jaws areTOO IIO

connected the coiled retracting-springs 116, which are also connected tothe table 1, as shown in Figs. 2 and 6. The jaws are reciprocated b ymeans of the bent levers 118 and 119, which connect at their forkedupper ends with the pins 117 and are pivotally connected near theirlower ends by pivotal pins 120 to the supporting-posts 121, secured tothe base 3, as shown in Figs. 3 and 6. The two operating-cams 122 and123 are secured by their hubs and screws to the shaft 48 and are eachprovided with a flat cam-face c and (l. The lower ends of the levers 118and 119 may be provided with bearing-rollers. The cams 122 and 123 arecircular except at the fiat faces c and d, so that they serve to holdthe jaws 100 and 101 together during the greater portion of theirrevolution and while the cigarette is being operated upon.

The means for applying paste or g'um to the circumference of thecigarette-wrapper preferably consists of two reciprocating paste or gumboxes 124 and 125,arranged parallel with the jaws or plates 100 and 101,as shown in Fig's. 2 and 4. The boxes 124 and 125 are provided at theirunder sides with dovetail guidcways which [it upon the dovetailguidebars 126, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and the bars 126 are connectedby hinges 127 to the table 1. Small buttons c are pivoted to the tablefor holding down bars 126. The boxes 124 and 125 are provided withconcave inner ends f, which are covered with felt or other soft fabricfor applying` gum to the wrappers of the cigarettes, as shown in Figs. 3and 4. They are also provided with openings g g for supplying paste orgum. To the sides of the gum-boxes are secured the side arms 128, havingprojecting' rods which are engaged by the forked ends of the twooperating' crank-levers 129 and 130, as shown in Figs. 2, 4, and 25.Thelevers 129 and 130 are provided with short inwardly-turned lower endsand are pivotally connected by pins la. /t to the end plate 57. Theinwardly-turned ends of the levers are provided with semicircularnotches which are engaged by the pivotal pin 7c passing through theupper end of link 131, which is pivotally connected at its lower end bypin Z to the cam 132, secured on shaft 48. The pivotal pin l is securedeccentrically to the cam as compared with its shaft 48, as indicated bydotted lines in Fig. 4. By means of this eccentric connection anoscillating or to-and-fro motion is imparted to the levers 129 and 130,so as to reciprocate the gum-boxes 124 and 125. This reciprocatingmotion causes the gum-boxes to meet at their concave inner ends f forapplying gum to the entire circumference of a cigarettewrapper. Theinner ends of the boxes are perforated, so that the gum or paste willflow into the felt covering. The gum-boxes 124 and 125, meeting at theirconcave ends, abut one against the other and support between them theend of the cigarette, so that the same is not subjected to sidewisepressure. This is an important function and obviously could not beperformed by a single reciprocatinggum-box, as a single box would notsupport the projecting end of the cigarette when applying g'um to thewrapper. For the purpose of applying a tip or mouthpiece it is alsonecessary that the entire circumference of the wrapper be gummed, andthis can best be done by the simultaneous pressure of the twooppositely-.moving gum-boxes. By means of the hinged guide-bars 126 thegum-boxes may be lifted out of engagement with the forked ends of thelevers 129 and 130 and then removed from the guide-bars for givingaccess to other parts of the machine or for cleaning or repairing theboxes. Gum or paste having been applied to the wrapper at one end of thecigarette, the magazine 174, containing blank cork tips, is next raisedagainst the gummed surface, so that one tip shall adhere to suchsurface, as will be hereinafter more fully described, and the foldingmechanism is then brought into operation. 1f a blank tip having aperforated end piece 186, such as shown in Figs. 22 and 23, is used,then folding' mechanism is broughtinto operation, which may beconstructed and arranged as follows: A sliding' rack-bar 133, Fig. 13,is supported in the bracket-frame 134, and a toothed pinion 135 issupported in the frame above the rack-bar and has secured thereto thefolding-tongue 136 for folding up the end piece 186 of the blank 185, asindicated in dotted lines in Fig. 13. The rack-bar 133is pro- IOO videdwith a short pin, which is engaged by the forked end of a lever 137,which is pivotally connected by a pin .7' to the top of the table andprovided with a cylindrical outer end, which is engaged by a crank-lever138, which is pivotally connected to the end wall of the opening 184 inthe table, as shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 4. The outer end of thecranklever 138 is connected by a twisted link 139 with the outer end ofthe cam-lever 140, as shown in Fig. 4, and the lever 140 is pivoted nearits lower end to the post 90 and provided with a bearing end or rollerm, which bears upon the cam 132 at the left-hand end of the machine, asshown in Figs. 3, 4, and 25. To the lower end of the link 139 isconnected the coiled retracting-spring n., which is connected at itslower end to the base 3. By means of this mechanism the rack-bar 133 isslid inward, thereby turning pinion 135 and raising' the folding-tongue136 into the position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 13. This motionturns up the end piece 186,with its tabs 187, in position to be foldeddown onto the wrapper by the following mechanism: To the head-block 141are secured the three foldingngers or rods 142, which are made with flatinner surfaces at theirforward ends and slid through openings in thebracket-frames 134. These fingers are arranged in a semicircle in theframe 134, as shown in Fig. 4, so as to bear upon the three tabs 187 andfold them down upon the cigarette-wrapper which has been previouslygummed. The operating-lever 143 is engaged by its forked end with a pinp at the under side of the head 141 and is pivoted by pin Q to a bracketor hanger at the end of the table, as shown in Fig. 9, and is pivotallyconnected at 1 to the twisted link 144 at the Linder side of the table.This link is pivotally connected to the elbow-lever 145, which ispivoted by a pin s to a hanger 200, secured to the Linder side of thetable, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. The lower end of the lever 145 isconnected by a link 146 to the cam-lever 147 which is connected bypivot-pin t to the post 148 and is provided at its lower end with abearing-roller u in position to be engaged by the operating-cam 149 onthe shaft 48, as shown in Fig. 4. This mechanism causes the head 141 andfolding-fingers 142 to be reciprocated in the bracket-frame 134.Stop-block 0 is secured by a set-screw to one of the lingers 142 forarresting its rearward motion.

A longitudinal and tilting gum-box 150 is provided with a guideway 151,working on the guide-bar 152 at the left-hand end of the machine, forapplying' gum to one end or edge of that portion of the blank tip whichsurrounds the cigarette and is to be overlapped, as illustrated in Figs.9 to 12, inclusive. The guide-bar 152 is secured to the supportingroller or sleeve 153, which is connected by hinge 154 to the top of thetable, as shown in Figs. 2 and 9. The operating-lever 155 is connectedat its forked end with the `long pivotal pin c at the rear end of thebox 150. This long pin u is required for permitting the box to tilt, asindicated by dotted lines in Fig. 10. The lever 155 is connected by apivotal pin w to a post on the table 1 and has a projecting cylindricalend or rod which is engaged by the forked upper end of the side lever163, as shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 9. This lever 163 is a crank-lever andis pivotally connected at .e to the leg 2 or frame of the machine. Thelower forked end of the lever 163 engages the outwardly-projecting rod164 of the cam-lever 147 and is operated by said cam-lever. A coiledretracting-spring 165 connects the end of the cam-lever 147 with thebase 3, as shown in Fig. 4. The top of the gum-box 150 is provided Witha cam projection 156, and the bottom of the same is provided with aprojection or lug 157, which rests upon the supporting-pin 158, as shownin Figs. 10 and 11. The top of the box 150 is inclined downward near itsinner end and the gum-applying lip y, projecting downward from theunderside of the box, isl

slightly inclined at its lower face upward and outward, as shown in Fig.10, so that when the box is tilted, as shown by dotted lines, such lowerface of the lip g/ shall be in horizontal position for applying gum tothe end of the blank tip which is to be overlapped. Thel gum-applyinglip y, as shown in Fig. 10, is long enough to apply gum across one endor edge of a blank tip and its lower face is perforated, as shown inFig. 12, and covered with a strip y of felt or other soft fabric, likethe concave ends of the boxes 124 and 125, above described. A suiiicientamount of gum or paste will pass through the fabric to coat the edge ofthe blank when the lip is pressed down upon it. A roller 159 is securedon rod 160, which is held in the post 161 by the set-screw 162, and saidroller bears upon the inclined upper surface of the box 150 and upon itstop cam projection 156 when the box is pushed forward and causes thesame to tilt or rock on its supportingroller 153 into the positionindicated by dotted lines in Fig. 10. As the box 150 is pushed forwardits lower projection 157 drops off from the supporting-pin 158,permitting the box to be tilted, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 10. Atthe time the box is thus tilted the cigarette-blank 185 is attached bygum to the wrapper and is held in a horizontal position, as shown inFigs. 13 and 14, but with its end projection turned up and its tabssealed on the wrapper. A narrow bit of gum or paste is now applied bylip g/ of box 15() to the edge of the blank which is to be overlapped.In order to effectively apply this gum to the edge of the blank, suchedge must be supported at the under side, and for this purposeI providea supporting device in the nature of a lever 166, having asupporting-face or turned-up end 173, as shown in Fig. 4. Thecrank-lever 166 is pivoted by pin a at the under side of the table andis pivotally connected to the link 167, which is connected to the lever168, pivoted by pin b' to the Acurved hanger 169, secured to the underside of the table. A link 170 connects the outer end of lever 168 withthe outer end of the cam-lever 147. A coiled retracting-spring 171connects to the upright bent rod 172 on top of the table and to theupper end of the link 167 for retracting or bearing downward andbackward the cam-lever 166.

It is to be noted that three operating partsviz., the folding fingers142, the tilting gumbox 150, and the supporting-lever 166, with itsbent-up supporting face or end 17 3-are all connected to and operatedsimultaneously by the cam-lever 147 The vertically-reciprocating.magazine 174, Figs. 3, 4, and 5, is provided with lateral guide-pins175, which engage with the vertical slot 176 in the end plate 57 forguiding the magazine. A roller 177 is journaled to TIO the bottom of themagazine for bearing upon the long operating-cam 17 8, which is securedupon the shaft 48. A vertical guideway 191, Fig. 5, is secured to theend plate 57 as a bearing for the roller 177, as it is pressed upon bythe long cam 17 8.

The magazine is provided with a verticallymovable bottom 181, to whichare attached the cords and weights 179 and 180 for raising the bottomand pressing upward the blanks 192. A coiled 01 other spring may bearranged in theinagazine for raising the bottom 181. The upper edges 182of the magazine are slightly turned inward .for lightly holding theedges of the blanks 192, but permitting the blanks to be removed one ata time.

when the magazine is raised against the gummed cigarette wrapper. Arctracting coiled spring' 183, Fig. 4, connects with one side of themagazine and with the base 3.

The blank tip 185, Fig. 22, is cut from a thin sheet of cork, with theend piece 186 at one side of its middle portion, such end piece havingthe three tabs 187. rI`he perforated end piece may be made centrallywith the blank, as shown in Fig. 23. A modified form of the blank tip189, Fig. 24, consisting of a rectangular strip of cork, may be used andapplied as a mouthpiece to the cigarette-wrapper. My machine is welladapted for applying the plain blank tip 189 around the wrapper at theend of a cigarette and will be operated for this purpose by simplydisengaging the levers which operate the foldingtongue 136 and fingers142. All of the other parts will operate just the same and will rapidlyapply and seal the blank 189 upon cigarette-wrappers to form mouthpiecestherefor. The machine having been constructed as above described, it maybe operated for applying blank tips or mouthpieces to cigarettes, asfollows: Cigarettes are placed in a suitable number of the receptaclesor pockets 17 of the feed-disk 5, and the machine put into operation. Asdisk 5 is revolved, one of the pockets 17, containing a cigarette, willregister with the slot 10 in the supportingdisk 4 and drop the cigaretteinto the groove 104 at the edge of the reciprocating jaws 100 and 101.As the jaws close together the pivoted fingers or buttons 110 and 111are turned inward and hold the cigarette in place. The

Yreciprocating gum-boxes 124 and 125 now slide together and apply gum bymeans of the concave felt surfacesf to the wrapper at one end of thecigarette. As the end of these boxes come together the cigarette issupported between the concave felt surfaces f' while gum is beingapplied, so that the wrapper is not bent or broken. The cigarette isthus preserved in a neat and salable condition. Immediately followingthis gunnning operation the gum-boxes 124 and 125 are slid apart bytheir operating-levers 129 and 130 and then the vertically-reciprocatingmagazine 174 is forced upward by the long cam 178 until one of theblanks 192 is pressed against the gummcd wrapper and caused to adherethereto. The magazine is then immediately retracted by reason of itsroller 179 falling off from the outer end of the cam 178 and by theaction of the coiled spring 183, as shown in Fig. 4j The blank tip isnow in the position shown by full lines in Figs. 13 and 14, and its endpiece 186 is immediately folded up by the tongue 136 into the positionshown in dotted -lines and the tabs 187 pressed downward and sealed uponthe wrapper by the reciprocating fingers 142. Then the supporting-lever166 is raised, with its supporting-face 173, in a horizontal position,and at the same time the reciprocating and tilting gum-box 150 is pushedforward and tilted into the position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 10,thereby pressing the lip i/ down upon the left-hand end or edge of theblank (shown in Fig. 14) and applying gum thereto. The supporting-leverand gumboX being' immediately retracted, the holdingjaws 100 and 101 areopened, dropping the cigarette upon the conveyer-belt 60, by which it isconveyed through the oval belt-guide and presser 74 and thence under thegrooved presser-roller 71, by means of which devices the blank tip issealed upon the wrapper, and the cigarette is then discharged at therear end of the machine into a suitable receptacle. rIhese operationsare all performed very rapidly and in the exact time for giving the mosteffective and satisfactory results. In the continuous operation of themachine cigarettes will be fed by hand into the feed-tube 21 or may beplaced in the receptacles or pockets 17.

In case a plain blank tip, Asuch as 189, Fig. 24, is used then thefolding-tongue 136 and fingers 142 are thrown out of use by disengagingtheir operating-levers, and the other parts of the machine will beoperated the same as before described, and Iwish it understood that mymachine is quite as effective and useful for applying the plain blanktips 189 as it is for applying the blank tips 185 or 188 with the endpieces 186.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent,

1. The combination with movable holding jaws or plates for acigarette,of means for feeding cigarettes to said jaws, comprising astationary plate having an elongated opening, for passage of acigarette, above the jaws, and a movable plate havingl means fordropping a cigarette into said opening, substantially as described.

2. The combination with movable cigaretteholding jaws, of a plate abovethe same having i a slot or opening extending beyond the jaws fordepositing a cigarette with its end projecting beyond the jaws, andoppositely-mov- IOO IIO

ing devices operating to simultaneously apply gum to the circumferenceof the wrapper at the projecting end of the cigarette, substantially asdescribed.

3. The combination with a cigarette-holding device, of means for feedingcigarettes thereto, means for applying gum to the circumference of thewrapper at one end of a cigarette, and a conveyer-belt traveling belowthe holding device in line with the held cigarette, substantially asdescribed.

4:. The combination with a cigarette-holding device on a table, of agumming device operating to apply gum to the circumference of thewrapper, a movable magazine for supplying blank tips to the gummedwrapper, a conveyer-belt traveling below the holding device, and meansfor sealing the blank tip on and around the wrapper, substantially asdescribed.

5. The combination with a cigarette-holding device, of means forapplying gum to the circumference of the wrapper of a cigarette, areciprocating magazine for applying a blank tip to the gummed surfaceand means for folding and sealing it on and around the wrapper,substantially as described.

6. The combination with a cigarette-holding device, of a pair ofoppositely-movable gumboXes, having concave innerends adapted to embracea cigarette and operating simultaneously to apply gum to thecircumference of the wrapper, substantially as described.

7. The combination with a pair of reciprocating jaws or plates on atable, and having' means at their meeting edges for holding a cigarette,of a conveyer-belt traveling transversely of the jaws, below theirmeeting edges, means for applying gum around the circumference of thewrapper of a cigarette, means for applying a blank tip to the gummedsurface, and means adjacent to the conveyer-belt for folding it aroundthe cigarette and sealing the blank on the wrapper, substantially asdescribed.

8. The combination with a pair of reciprocating jaws for holding acigarette, of a pair of oppositely-reciprocating gum-boxes serving tosupport the end of the cigarette and simultaneously apply gum atopposite sides to the wrapper, whereby the wrapper may be gummed aroundits circumference without being broken or mutilated, substantially asdescribed.

9. A cigarette-feeding device comprisinga stationarysupporting-platehavingacigaretteopening, and a revoluble Ycigarette-feeding disk on said stationary plate, and having a series ofradial cigarette-receptacles extending through it and adapted toregister with said opening inthestationary plate and drop cigarettestherein, substantially'as described.

10. A cigarette-feeding device comprising a stationary plate having anopening for passage of a cigarette, and a revoluble plate or disk havinga series of cigarette-receptacles arranged to register with said openingin the stationary plate, and each having a yielding bottom,substantially as described.

11. The combination with a slotted supporting-plate, of a pivoted,revoluble cigarette-feeding plate or disk having a series of radialcigarette-receptacles provided with bottom flaps of flexible materialattached at one edge to the disk adjacent to said receptacles,substantially as described.

12. rlhe combination with a slotted supporting-plate and a revolublefeeding-disk pivoted thereto and having radial cigarette-receptacles, ofa retarding device or brake bearing on said disk and means for revolvingsaid disk, substantially as described.

13. The combination with a pivoted, revoluble feeding-disk havingcigarette-receptacles, of a feed-tube having a regulating device forcontrolling the discharge of cigarettes to the revoluble feeding-disk,substantially as described.

14. The combination with a feed-tube having a longitudinal slot, of anoscillating feedcontrolling device having at one end a daniper orstopplate, and at the other end a presser-cushion, and means foroperating said device, substantially as described.

15. The combination with a pivoted revoluble feeding-disk, having radialcigarette-receptacles, of a pair of reciprocating jaws below the samefor holding a cigarette, and a conveyer-belt below the meeting edges ofthe jaws, substantially as described.

16. In a machine for applying tips to cigarettes, a pair ofreciprocating jaws in guideways, and -having beveled inner edges to forma groove, and pivoted fingers or buttons adapted to hold a cigarette inthe groove, substantially as described.

17. In a machine for applying tips to cigarettes, a pair ofreciprocating jaws, beveled or grooved at their inner meeting edges toform IOO a cigarette-receptacle and having pivoted holding lingers orbuttons provided with eccentric pins and rods connecting them to a fixedpart, whereby the buttons will be turned inward and outward when thejaws are reciprocated, substantially as described.

18. A pair of reciprocating jaws grooved at their inner edges, andhaving pivoted holding devices, slots at, or near, the inner edges andguide-wires in said slots, substantially as described.

19. The combination with a pair of slotted reciprocating jaws, guidewires and holding devices, of a conveyer-belt below the meeting edges ofthe jaws, substantially as described.

20. The combination with a pair of reciprocating jaws andcigarette-holding devices, of a pair of oppositely-reciprocatinggum-boxes adjacent to the jaws, and having means at their IIO SES

inner, meeting ends, for supporting the end of a cigarette andSimultaneously applying gum, at opposite sides, to the wrapper,substantially as described.

21. The combination with a pair of reciprocating jaws for holding acigarette, of a pair of oppositely-reciprocating gum-boxes serving tosupport the end of the cigarette, and at the same time applying' gum, atopposite sides, to the Wrapper, whereby the wrapper may be gummed aroundits circumference without being bent or broken, and a conveyor-belttraveling transversely below said jaws, substantially as described.

22. rlhe combination with cigarette-holding jaws and means forsimultaneously applying' gum at opposite sides to the cigarette-wrapper, of a movable magazine for blank tips, adapted to apply a blankto the g'ummed wrapper, substantially as described.

23. The combination with cigarette-holding jaws and a pair -ofoppositely-reciprocating gum-boxes acting' to support the cigarette andapply gum at opposite sides to the cigarettewrapper, of avertically-reciprocating magazine for applying a blank tip to the gummedwrapper, substantially as described.

24:. The combination with a cigarette-holding device, a pair ofoppositely-reciprocating gum-boxes acting to support the cigarette andapply gum at opposite sides of the wrapper, and a reciprocating magazinefor blank tips, of a conveyer-belt, separate from the holding device,and means adjacent to the belt for folding, pressing and sealing theblank tip on and around the wrapper, substantially as described.

25. rlhe combination with reciprocating jaws and holdingn devicesadapted to engage with the body of a cigarette, but leave a freeprojecting end thereof, means for appl ying' gum to the circumference ofthe wrapper at such projecting end, and reciprocating means forapplying' a blank tip to the gummed wrapper, of separate means for applying gum to the edge of the blank which is to be overlapped,substantially as described.

26. The combination with a cigarette-holder, means for gununing thecircumference of the wrapper at one end and applying a blank tip to thegummed surface, of a reciiirocating and tilting gum-box having adownwardly-projecting perforated lip adapted to bear upon and apply g'umdirectly to the edge of the blank tip which is to be overlajiiped,substantially as described.

27. The combination with reciprocating jaws and holding devices adaptedto engage with the body of a cigarette, but leave a free projecting endthereof, means for applying gum to the circumference of the wrapper atsuch projecting end, and reciprocatingmeans for applying a blank tip tothe gummed wrapper, of separate means for applying gum to the edge ofthe blank which is to be overlapped, a conveyer-belt independent of theholding-jaws, and folding and sealing devices adjacent to the belt,substantially as described.

28. In a machine for applying tips to cigarettes, a reciprocatinggum-box on a guidebar mounted to tilt or turn on a bearing, and the boxhaving at its under side a downwardlyprojecting gum-applying lip at oneend, and means bearing on the top of the box for causing it to tilt,substantially as described.

29. The combination with a reciprocating and/tilting gum-box having atits under side a downwardly-projecting g'um-applying' lip, of a movablesupport for a blank tip while being gummed at one edge, substantially asdescribed. v

30. The combination with devices for holding a cigarette, with one freeprojecting end, gumming the circumference of the wrapper at such end andapplying a blank tip, having an end piece and tabs to the gummedwrapper, of mechanism for 'folding up such end piece of the blank andthen sealing the tabs on the circumferential wrapper, substantially asdescribed.

31. rlhe combination with devices for holding a cigarette, gumming thesurface of the wrapper and applying a blank tip to the gummed wrapper,of a folding-tongue for turning up the end piece of the blank tip havingtabs, and reciprocating fingers for sealing the tabs upon the wrapper,substantially as described.

32. In a cigarette-machine, folding devices for a blank tip consistingof a rack-bar, a pinion engaging therewith and having afoldingtongue,aframe and reciprocating folding-fingers working therein, substantiallyas described.

33. ln a machine for applying tips to cigarettes, a reciprocating gumboX having a guideway and a gulli-applying lip, in combination with theguide-bar therefor mounted on'a pivotal support, means for reciprocatingthe gum-box and means bearing upon its upper surface for causing' it tobe tilted, substantially as described.

34. The combination with a gum-box, having a downwardly-projectinggum-applying lip, of means for reciprocating' the box, means for causingit to be tilted, and a pivotal lever having a bearing-face forsupporting a blank tip while being g'ummed at the edge, substantiallyasdescribed.

35. The combination with devices for holding a cigarette, gumming thesurface of the wrapper and applying a blank tip to the gummed wrapper,of a rack-bar, a pinion engaging' therewith and having a folding-tongueand reciprocating rods or lingers adapted to slide longitudinally overthe end of a cigarette,

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for folding and sealing an end piece and tabs of a blank tip upon theWrapper, substantially p as described.

a conveyer-belt and devices adjacent thereto for folding and sealing theblank upon the Wrapper, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name I5 to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

RlCHARD GABRIELSKY.

Witnesses:

JACOB WERNER, JAMEs KELLY.

